
Biodiversity; Recycling Adventure; Smokey Valley Truck Stop
Season 15 Episode 15 | 26m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
Biodiversity/Recycling Adventure/Smokey Valley Truck Stop/Brigadoon State Nature Preserve
An introduction to biodiversity in Kentucky; a Dave Does It recycling adventure suited for this Earth Day program; a taste of Today's Special at the Smokey Valley Truck Stop in Olive Hill, Ky.; and Brigadoon State Nature Preserve.
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Biodiversity; Recycling Adventure; Smokey Valley Truck Stop
Season 15 Episode 15 | 26m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
An introduction to biodiversity in Kentucky; a Dave Does It recycling adventure suited for this Earth Day program; a taste of Today's Special at the Smokey Valley Truck Stop in Olive Hill, Ky.; and Brigadoon State Nature Preserve.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> HELLO EVERYBODY, I'M DAVE SCHUFFETT, WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY LIFE" WE ARE AT AMERICA'S LARGEST RESTORED SHAKER COMMUNITY, WHERE WE ARE EMBRACING A BRAND NEW SPRING.
WE HEAR ABOUT THE DISCOVERY OF NEW PLANTS OR ANIMALS ALL THE TIME, OR ABOUT THEIR DISAPPEARANCE.
THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARED 2010 THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF BIOIT DIVERSITY.
KENTUCKY LIFE WILL DOCUMENT THE BIODIVERSITY OF OUR OWN STATE DURING THE YEAR.
WHAT IS BIODIVERSITY?
WE'RE GLAD YOU ASKED.
>> WHEN I THINK OF BIODIVERSITY, IT IS THIS REFLECTION OF WHAT IS ON THE LANDSCAPE, PLANTS, ANIMALS, WATER SYSTEMS, SMALL STREAMS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT UTILIZE THOSE SYSTEMS, FISH, SNAKES, ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS OUT THERE THAT HAVE AN INTRICATE ROLE TOGETHER.
>> THE SUM OF ALL LIFE AND THE CONNECTIONS IT HAS.
IT IS THE SCOPE OF SMALL TO LARGE SCALE DEPENDING WHAT YOU CONSIDER, FROM MICROORGANISMS UP TO LARGE MAMMALS, THAT IS A SHORT ANSWER FOR BIODIVERSITY.
>> YOU MAY HAVE HEARD IT DESCRIBED AS THE WEB OF LIFE, AN ANALOGY THAT DOES IT JUSTICE, NOT ONLY DOES IT INCLUDE ALL LIFE, BUT THE MYRIAD OF CONNECTIONS BOTH KNOWN AND UNKNOWN BETWEEN THEM AND THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH THEY LIVE.
██ LET'S LOOK AT A FAMILIAR EXAMPLE AT THIS NATURE PRESERVE WE HAVE VISITED A FEW TIMES.
>> IT IS OFTEN THOUGHT ABOUT OCCURRING AT DIFFERENT LEVELS, YOU CAN LOOK AT IT FROM THE GENETIC OR SPECIES LEVEL, OR THE COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM LEVEL.
THEY ARE ALL TIED TOGETHER.
THESE WARBLERS ARE NATIVE TO THE HEMLOCK FOREST.
WE ARE INTERESTED IN THE VARIATION OF THE GENES.
ON THE SPECIES LEVEL, WE TALK ABOUT NOT ONLY THE BIRDS BUT THE BEARS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT LIVES IN THIS HABITAT, THEN WE LOOK AT THE HABITAT ITSELF WHICH CONTAINS ALL THESE SPECIES WHICH CONTAINS ALL THESE GENES ALL MAKING UP ECOSYSTEMS OF THE THINGS THAT LIVE AND INTERACT WITHIN THAT ENVIRONMENT.
>> LET'S LOOK AT A HISTORICAL EXAMPLE TO HELP EXPLAIN ONE OF THE REASONS WHY BIODIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT.
>> PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
SOMETIMES IT IS NOT WHAT YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD BE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT.
A FAVORITE EXAMPLE IS WITH AGRICULTURE.
WE DO A LOT OF WORK THESE DAYS, WE STRIVE TO BE MORE EFFICIENT.
WHEN THE POTATO BLIGHT HAPPENED, WE WERE ONLY RAISING TWO VARIETIES.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A LARGE VARIETY OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS, ONE LARGE EVENT THAT COMPLETELY REMOVE SOMETHING FROM THE SYSTEM AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE CONSEQUENCES WILL BE, BUT THEY WILL MOST LIKELY BE VERY NEGATIVE.
>> WORLDWIDE THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF ECONOMIC DISCOVER EAST THAT HAVE BENEFITED HUMANS AND I THINK PEOPLE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED, DON'T REALIZE THE NUMBER OF MEDICINES AND MANUFACTURED THINGS THAT DEPEND ON NATURE SUCH AS WETLANDS WITH PURE PHI OUR ENVIRONMENT.
ONCE DESTROYED YOU REALLY CAN'T PUT IT BACK, ONCE IT IS GONE, IT IS GONE FOREVER.
>> THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY BIODIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT.
ONE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME, I BELIEVE ALL PLANTS AND ANIMALS AND LIFE ON EARTH HAS THE RIGHT TO LIVE HERE.
WE SHARE THIS PLANET WITH EVERYTHING.
WHETHER YOU BELIEVE NO MATTER YOUR RELIGION OR WHETHER YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN RELIGION, THEY ALL SAY THAT WE SHOULD TAKE CARE OF OUR PLANET, WE ARE STEWARDS AND THIS IS THE ONLY PLANET WE HAVE, AND IT IS WHAT TAKES CARE OF US.
>> WE DEPEND ON BIODIVERSITY FOR OUR LIVELIHOOD AND OUR HEALTH.
OTHER REASONS FOR ITS PROTECTION, RESPECT FOR ALL LIVING THINGS, THE APPRECIATION OF THE BEAUTY OF NATURE AND LEAVING BEHIND SOMETHING FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
IT IS A BIG, WIDE WORLD WE LIVE IN FULL OF AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
SO WHAT IS KENTUCKY'S PLACE IN ALL THIS?
>> WORLDWIDE THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.
IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY AREAS.
KENTUCKY RANKS NUMBER THREE IN FRESH WATER MUSSEL DIVERSITY, MORE SPECIES IN ONE RIVER THAN ALL OF EUROPE, AND RANKS FOURTH IN FRESH WATER FISH DIVERSITY.
>> WE HAVE GEOLOGY THAT IS VERY UNIQUE.
CENTRAL KENTUCKY, THE CAVE REGION, THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE ANIMALS THAT ARE FOUND NOWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD, CAVE SHRIMP AND OTHER INTERESTING THINGS WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF.
>> BLACK MOUNTAIN IS DEAR TO MY HEART, IT IS AN ISLAND IN THE SKY.
BECAUSE OF ITS HIGH ELEVATION, NOT CONNECTED TO OTHER HIGH MOUNTAINS, SPECIES HAVE EVOLVED THERE THAT DON'T OCCUR ELSEWHERE.
THERE IS SO MUCH ABOUT BLACK MOUNTAIN WE DON'T KNOW YET.
THAT IS WHY THERE IS A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES.
>> GRAVES COUNTY, WE HAVE A SMALL STREAM THAT FLOWS INTO TENNESSEE THAT GOES TO THE MISSISSIPPI, EIGHT OR TEN RARE SPECIES ARE THERE FOUND ONLY THERE, VERY UNIQUE WITH A LOT OF SPECIES ONLY OCCURRING LIKE THAT IN THAT PLACE.
>> WHEN I THINK OF RICH, BEAUTIFUL AREAS THE DEPARTMENT OWNS OR MANAGES, PLACES IN EASTERN KENTUCKY, CERTAIN CREEKS.
IN WESTERN KENTUCKY, THE BALLARD COUNTY AREA, SOME BEAUTIFUL PLACES TO MANAGE THERE.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF PREDATORS HERE AND THINGS WE HAVE IN OUR STATE ARE ONLY FOUND HERE AND OTHER PARTS OF THE APPALACHIANS, NOWHERE ELSE ON EARTH.
>> FROM THE TERRESTRIAL PERSPECTIVE SPECIES-WISE, KENTUCKY SUPPORTS THE SPECIES YOU WOULD EXPECT TO BE HERE.
IT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY LESS IMPORTANT.
WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT WE PROTECT THE BIODIVERSITY NATIVE TO OUR STATE TO MAINTAIN THE POPULATIONS HERE, NOT THAT WE CARE IF IT IS RARE OR COMMON.
>> TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR STATE'S AMAZING BIODIVERSITY, CHECK OUT "KENTUCKY'S NATIONAL HERITAGE" OR YOU CAN LOG ON TO OUR WEB SITE AT KET.ORG TO SEE MORE OF OUR STATE'S FLORA AND FAUNA.
>> THE SHAKER MOVEMENT BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
PLEASANT HILL WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE GENTLY ROLLING LANDSCAPE OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY IN 1895 AND SHAKERS LIVED AND WORKED HERE, PARTICIPANTS IN THE LONGEST LASTING COMMUNAL SOCIETY IN RELIGIOUS AMERICAN HISTORY.
TODAY PLEASANT HILL IS AMERICA'S LARGEST RESTORED SHAKER COMMUNITY AND A NATIONAL LANDMARK, 25 MILES OF ROCK FENCE CIRCLE ITS FIELDS AND THE GRACEFUL ARCHITECTURE OF 30 RESTORED BUILDINGS REFLECT THE SHAKER BELIEF THAT BEAUTY WILL BE FOUND IN SIMPLICITY.
THERE IS HISTORY TO BE DISCOVERED AND SERENETY TO BE DISCOVERED HERE.
DID YOU KNOW THAT SEVEN MILLION TONS OF WASTE IS BURIED IN THE STATE'S LANDFILLS EVERY YEAR?
54% OF ROAD LITTER IS BOTTLES AND CANS.
THE DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IS WORKING HARD TO CHANGE THOSE STATISTICS.
IN HONOR OF EARTH DAY, THEY INVITED ME TO PITCH IN.
I AM WORKING WITH THE FAYETTE LEXINGTON URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT'S RECYCLING PROGRAM.
JAMES CARTER IS THE MANAGER FOR THE RECYCLING CENTER.
HE OBVIOUSLY BELIEVES IN THE WORTH OF RECYCLING.
>> WE HAVE TO SAVE OUR PLANET.
CURRENTLY RECYCLING IS ABOUT 22,000 TONS A YEAR BUT LANDFILL MATERIAL PUTS ABOUT 345,000 TONS INTO THE LANDFILL.
>> THAT TONAGE A PURE WASTE, NEVER TO BE USED AGAIN.
FIRST STOP IS MEETING JAMES MASON WHO RUNS A RECYCLE COLLECTION TRUCK FOR RECYCLED ITEMS.
HE SHOWED ME THE ROPES AS WE DROVE ALONG, STOPPING HOUSE TO HOUSE.
>> BY THE TIME I FINISH, IT WILL BE RIGHT AT 8,000 POUNDS.
HE HAS A WHEEL ALL 8,000 POUNDS TO THE TRUCK AND HOOK IT UP FOR UNLOADING.
SOUNDS EASY, RIGHT?
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER JAMES WILL INVITE ME ALONG AGAIN AFTER THAT ONE.
I FINALLY STARTED TO GET A HANDLE ON THESE RECEPTACLES, BUT IT REQUIRED FOCUS FOR SAFETY.
>> AS LONG AS YOU ARE MINDFUL OF WHAT IS GOING ON AND YOU ARE TALKING YOUR TIME, YOU CAN MAKE IT HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY.
>> THE LIDS WILL FLY AROUND, THESE CAN FLY OFF AND HIT YOU.
>> IT IS A GREAT JOB, THOUGH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AS WE RODE AWAY I WASN'T QUITE PREPARED FOR MY NEXT JOB, RIDING A GARBAGE TRUCK AND SEEING HOW MUCH WASTE ENDS UP IN OUR LANDFILLS.
DRIVER WILLIAM QUIETLY DOES HIS JOB, ALWAYS MINDFUL, ALWAYS WATCHING OUT FOR HIS WORKERS.
>> ALWAYS LOOK BOTH WAYS JUST IN CASE.
>> THIS IS TOUGHER WORK.
THERE IS A LOT MORE GARBAGE BEING THROWN OUT THEY HAVE TO HAUL TO THE TRUCK.
IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE HOW MUCH GARBAGE GOES TO A LANDFILL.
IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR ME TO FEEL THE STRAIN OF THIS JOB.
FORTUNATELY WILLIAM WAS WATCHING OUT FOR ME: >> DO IT THE WAY THAT IS MOST COMFORTABLE FOR YOU.
>> MY NEXT JOB, THE RECYCLING CENTER, A VERY NOISY PLACE.
I FIRST SAW A MOUNTAIN OF DISCARDED NEWSPAPERS BEING CLEARED BY A BOBCAT.
AS FAST AS IT COULD HAUL AWAY YESTERDAY'S NEWS, THEY WERE REPLACED BY MORE PAPERS PILING UP ON THE SAME MOUNTAIN.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MUCH NEWSPAPER IN MY LIFE.
>> 70% OF THE MATERIALS WE RECYCLE THROUGH THE PLANT IS ACTUALLY NEWSPAPER.
>> IT TAKES BIG MACHINES TO OPERATE A CENTER LIKE THIS, LOUD ONES.
SOMETIME YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE WALKING THROUGH CANYONS OF GARBAGE.
>> 12 MAJOR COMMODITIES WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, PHONE BOOKS, ALUMINUM CANS, STEEL CANS, LAUNDRY DETERGENT BOTTLES AND GLASS BOTTLES, CARDBOARD BOXES SHOULD BE FIRST PRIORITY PLACED INTO THE RECYCLING CONTAINERS.
>> THE TRUCKS THAT HAVE BEEN COLLECTING ALL MORNING BRING THEIR LOADS TO THE TIPPING FLOOR SO-CALLED BECAUSE THEY TIP THE RECEPTACLE TO GET IT ON THE FLOOR.
JAMES MASON JUST BROUGHT IN HIS MORNING COLLECTION.
HE LET ME EMPTY HIS TRUCK.
WORKERS TRANSFER THIS MIXTURE OF SEEMINGLY UNUSABLE GARBAGE TO A CONVEYOR BELT, TAKEN TO A SHAKER THAT STARTS THE SEPARATION PROCESS, CANS ONE WAY, PLASTICS AND PAPER IN ANOTHER.
BEFORE I KNEW IT, I WAS ELBOW-DEEP SEPARATING UNWANTED ITEMS FROM THE NEWSPAPERS.
THEY CANS CONVEYOR BELT IT WAS LOUDER AND EVEN MORE BUSY.
>> A LOT HARDER WORK THAN PEOPLE REALIZE.
>> THESE CANS ARE EVENTUALLY CRUSHED INTO VERY LARGE BALES.
>> MOST VALUABLE COMMODITY, OUR ALUMINUM CANS, CONDENSED INTO 1200 BALES.
WE GENERATE TWO A DAY, ABOUT 50 A MONTH.
>> IT WAS A LONG, EDUCATIONAL DAY HELPING RECYCLE RAW MATERIALS AND REDUCE THE NEED FOR LANDFILLS.
IT MADE ME APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE THAT DO THIS NOISY, DIRTY JOB.
IT WAS HARD WORK.
IF YOU HAVE A "DAVE DOES IT" CHALLENGE CONTACT US AT OUR WEB SITE.
AFTER 30 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS, THE SMOKY VALLEY TRUCK STOP AT OLIVE HILL HAS A LOT OF LOYAL CUSTOMERS AND THEY ALL RECOMMEND A SMOKE EVAL E BURGER WITH CHEESE AND SLICE OF COCONUT CREAM PIE.
THAT IS TODAY'S SPECIAL.
THE TRUCK STOP IS A GREAT PLACE TO FILL AN EMPTY STOMACH, BUT NOT AN EMPTY TANK.
IT SELLS FOOD, NOT GAS.
I MET THE OWNER, JUANITA.
TELL ME ABOUT SMOKY VALLEY.
IT HAS A REPUTATION FOR GREAT FOOD.
>> WE TRY.
THE TOO FOOD IS SIMPLE, NOT FANCY, DOWN ON THE FARM COOKIN.
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS?
>> HERE FOR 32 YEARS, AND 7 YEARS IN A PLACE WHERE I GOTTEN I SHALLIATED.
WE HAD A LOT OF TRUCKERS, THEY GOT ON OUR CB'S AND TOLD PEOPLE WE WERE HERE, HELPING US MAKE A GO.
THEY ARE VERY LOYAL TO US.
THEY STILL STOP EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE DIESEL ANYMORE.
AND WE HAVE A LOT OF LOCAL PEOPLE TOO, ONE COUPLE THAT COMES FROM MOOREHEAD EVERY DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
WE ARE VERY SWEET AND LOYAL.
>> THEY ARE REALLY GOOD.
>> IT LOOKS GREAT.
I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE MINE.
>> IT IS JUST LIKE EATING AT HOME.
THEY ARE REAL GOOD PEOPLE, THE OWNERS IS REAL GREAT WITH YOU, A GREAT PLACE TO EAT.
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HANGING OUT AT THE TRUCKSTOP?
>> 20-SOME YEARS.
>> IS THE FOOD THAT GOOD?
>> OH, YEAH.
>> I AM GETTING MORE HUNGRY BY THE MINUTE.
>> YOU CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
>> I HAVE LIVED IN KENTUCKY ABOUT 20 YEARS AND THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE PLACES THAT IS AS CLOSE A HOME-COOKING AS YOU GET.
>> SUCH A GOOD PLACE TO EAT.
ME BEING FROM LOUISVILLE, I AM NOT USED TO THIS KIND OF ATMOSPHERE AND HOME COOKING FOOD.
>> PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE DROPPED BY DUE TO ANOTHER TV SHOW THAT PAID A VISIT TO SMOKY VALLEY.
I MAY NOT BE BACK IN THE KITCHEN SAMPLING EVERYTHING COMING OUT OF THE OVEN BUT I SURE AM HAPPY WITH MY BURGER AND SLICE OF PIE.
THAT WAS A GREAT LUNCH AND A FUN PLACE TO SPEND THE AFTERNOON.
IN THE BROADWAY MUSICAL BRIGADOON A MYSTERIOUS SCOTTISH TOWN DISAPPEARS FOR ONE DAY BEFORE DISAPPEARING BACK INTO THE MIST.
THIS NATURE PRESERVE IS IN NO DANGER OF DISAPPEARING THANKS TO ITS VOLUNTEERS.
>> I HAVE BEEN THE MONITOR FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS.
I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT BY SEARCHING FOR PLACES TO PHOTOGRAPH ON THE INTERNET.
PRESERVE MONITOR COMES OUT TO THE RESERVE AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH, I THINK THAT IS THE REQUIREMENT, AS A VOLUNTEER TO OBSERVE AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OKAY.
WE ARE NOT OFFICIAL.
IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, WE REPORT IT TO THE STATE.
SO MANY NATURE PRESERVES, THE STATE CAN'T GET TO ALL OF THEM.
SO THEY RELY ON SOME VOLUNTEERS LIKE ME TO CHECK IT OUT AND MAKE SURE IT IS OKAY.
IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, THE STATE FOLKS COME IN AND TAKE CARE OF IT.
>> LOCATED SOUTH OF GLASGOW ON THE EASTER EDGE OF BARREN RIVER LAKE, IT HAS BEEN OWNED BY ONLY TWO DIFFERENT FAMILIES SINCE THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
>> BRIGADOON IS 185 PROTECTED ACRES AS A STATE NATURE PRESERVE.
SINCE 1985 WHEN THE PRESERVE WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE LATE DR.
RUSSELL STARR AND HIS WIFE, THEY WERE AVID BIRDERS AND LOVED THE LAND AND CARED FOR IT VERY WELL.
WE HAVE FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 120 BOARD SPECIES RECORDED.
THE FOREST THAT IS PROTECTED HERE IS AN OLD-GROWTH FOREST, VERY MATURE FOREST.
THEY NEVER LOGGED THIS COMMERCIALLY.
THEY USED THE FOREST FOR THEIR OWN NEEDS, SO WE HAVE A VERY INTACT, MATURE FOREST.
IT IS CALLED A WESTERN MESOPHYSICS FOREST, DIFFERENT FROM THE LANDS IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE BECAUSE OF THE CONCENTRATION OF CERTAIN TREE SPECIES.
BUT FOR US, THE MIXED FOREST TYPE MEANS A LOT OF CO-DOMINANT TREES SUCH AS BEECH AND SUGAR MAPLE AND RED OAK DOMINATING THE CANOPY YOU SEE SURROUNDING US OUT HERE.
THE PLACE IS REALLY REMARKABLE.
WE ARE LUCKY IT DOESN'T COME OUT OF THE MIST ONLY ONCE EVERY HUNDRED YEARS.
YOU CAN HIKE HERE 365 DAYS A YEAR SUNRISE TO SUNSET.
WE HAVE A HIKING TRAIL TO GIVE YOU A GOOD CROSS-SECTION OF THIS MATURE FOREST.
IN THE SPRING, THE WILDFLOWERS ARE VERY PLENTIFUL.
THE SOIL TYPE HERE IS VERY RICH.
THESE FLOWERS BEHIND ME, THE RAVINES ARE RICH AND SUPPORT A LOT OF LIFE.
>> I LOVE BEING OUT IN NATURE.
I AM A PHOTOGRAPHER AND I HAVE LEARNED A LOT OF TO TO GO FEE OUT HERE ESPECIALLY LOOKING FOR LITTLE THINGS.
BRIGADOON IS A BEAUTIFUL AREA.
BUT A LOT OF TIMES IT IS LOOKING FOR THE LITTLE THINGS, THE SMALL FLOWERS WHICH AS 67 A PART OF THE ECOLOGY AS ANYTHING ELSE IS.
THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, THE WILDFLOWERS ARE FANTASTIC.
EVERY YEAR I PHOTOGRAPH THEM AND I PROBABLY HAVE HUNDREDS OF PHOTOGRAPHS THAT LOOK SIMILAR, BUT THEY ALL HAVE A SPECIAL MEANING TO ME.
>> BUT THERE IS ANOTHER REASON WHY BRIGADOON IS SPECIAL TO HAROLD.
>> MY WIFE AND I WERE MARRIED AT THE ENTRANCE.
I COULDN'T THINK OF A PLACE THAT WAS MORE SPECIAL TO ME AND SHE WENT ALONG WITH IT.
WE HAD A SMALL CEREMONY WITH CLOSE FRIENDS AND RELATIVES OUT HERE.
I COULDN'T HAVE FOUND A BETTER PLACE MORE MEANINGFUL, CERTAINLY TO ME AND HER TO HAVE OUR WEDDING.
g█c█úZ@Zxzx1úppP BRIGADOON MEANS SOLITUDE, BEAUTY, A SPECIAL PLACE IN THIS WORLD, A PEACEFULNESS.
ALL WE HEAR IS THE WIND, THE WATER IN THE BACKGROUND.
IF YOU HAVE HAD A BAD DAY OR WEEK, COME OUT HERE.
>> TALKING ABOUT EARTH DAY AT THIS HISTORIC LOCATION REMINDS US OF THE IMPACT SHAKERS HAD ON AGRICULTURE, MANY INNOVATIONS AND INVENTIONS, INCLUDING SELLING SEEDS IN FACTS, THE FLAT BROOM, WHEEL-DRIVEN WASHING MACHINE AND THE CLOTHES-PIN ALL IMPROVED THE LIVES OF KENTUCKY FARMERS.
WE ENJOYED OUR DAY HERE AND WE
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